Azrael wrote:
Astaroth - meh, i've been playing since PES3 and i've scored maybe 2 or 3 goals with headers.
the worst thing about the game is still shooting. it's possible to score light-years away from the goal but you still can't tap a ball into an open goal (9 out of 10 times it flies over! FUCKING HELL!).
yeah, to head in with crosses has always been hard, but i have become rather good at timing my crosses, when my attackers pull them self together and get into the box, that is - they still like to hang around outside the box surrounded by defenders even though my wingers are way ahead of them, near the goal line, either that, or they mingle with the defenders inside the box in off side position making it impossible to pass the ball to them - and I even play with the "full attack" strategy throughout the entire match.. but when they finally do decide to get into the box on the right spot they jump around like monkeys most of the times for no appart reason, or bicycle kicks going nowhere.
there's another thing with PES2008, my players keep making stupid goals in their own net, more often than in the old games ( like 1/3 out of all goals scored on me) - there still a whole lot of issues with the players not being able to detech the goal and sideline in the game, sometimes you can pull what you want to the side, but oh no, they'll just keep running in the same direction- and the keeper is very bad at keeping the ball in his hands, he often punch it right into the feet of the opponent who gets to score an easy goal ( also 1/3 of all goals score on me)
Luckely the Messi kind of goal never fails, just run fast and then dribble (90 degree turn) to the side the goal is on when the defenders is about to catch up with you and snatch the ball, they'll keep running for another few feet and then shoot - "bAM!!! yeah!". I score most of my goals that way, or i make a normal pass to one of my attackers ( I play 3-1-2-1-3, btw).
Anywho, often my shots don't flie over - they hit the fucking post/ bar. I sometimes hit the bar 4 times in a single match, as if the bars was easier to hit than the inside of the goal. But yeah.. the tapping problem is weird also, but it also depends on your angle to the goal. In the older Pes games it was rather easy to make a low shot, but that stopped around PES6, i believe. First time I played it I got so fustrated by that.
There is a few things i like in the new game, though, the difference between fast and slow players are more distinguish now. In the old games a slow player had no trouble catching up with the fastest players in the game, at least on Top Player level. So now i score a whole lot of goals during a single match (around 3-9 pr match, top player level, and 10 min á match). It may be different on the final hidden level, which i have read should exist.
Also, the stat developement has become more realistic, instead of a whole lot of players with 95+ in all stats
I really think Konami should hire me so we could flawless games in the future
